Getting around without robbery: tips for avoiding robberies and other perrengues

Choose ‘points of refuge’, never keep cellphones in baggy trousers, avoid ‘human clots’, know that dawn brings dangerous alcohol levels: it is possible to enjoy Virada when ‘personal safety’ is adopted

Useful as knowing times and places of the concerts of this Cultural breakthrough is to have access to tips to avoid being stolen, robbed, victim of fishing boats and other perrengues which, unfortunately, have been a hallmark of the event since the beginning. For this year, the town hall has promised to strengthen the police in the region Anhangabau Valleyand said he will use new strategies to curb criminal practices. But it is better, as always, to trust yourself more.

For those who will be in the Vale region by dawn, the good news is that there is already a script for possible confusions. If they come – let’s hope not – they should follow more or less what happens in other Viradas (and this journalist has been to the previous 17). You can enjoy more when there is a higher level of personal security.

1. Don’t put cell phones and wallets in pants with large pockets

He’s the perfect victim, thieves think. Since the practice of this type of burglary is to clean everything in pockets without the victim noticing, these regulars with baggy clothes and full pockets are a favorite of cell phone gangs.

2. Choose the right place to pick up your cell phone

Just because you see police and vehicles with flashing sirens on either side of Vale do Anhangabaú does not mean you will be safe. Take care anyway. Bandits, unlike the police, will infiltrate the mass. Therefore, when you want to take pictures or check WhattsApp, walk a few meters and do it close to vehicles. There will be one on each side of the stage. There, there will be no risk.

3. Avoid walking or standing on “human clots”

That’s right: Banditry likes crowding, and has specialized in stealing from concert venues that offer this situation. Since the Valley is never crowded, avoid regions closest to the stage (that’s okay, fans will ignore that) and prefer locations with lower population densities. Also, when arriving in the centre, avoid passing through narrow corridors, such as Rua Direita and 24 de Maio, and easy gatherings. Prefer wider paths.

4. Choose show times well

Urban security tries to control the area by choosing Anhangabaú as the center of activities. Even so, the danger exists. As the hours go by, the blood alcohol level of the regulars rises and fights and arguments become more possible. If you have to set a time when the tension caused by high alcohol levels starts to kick in, it’s between 12:30 and 1:00 on Sundays. If you can, opt for the shows that run from 6-10pm on Saturday and Sunday mornings. These are almost always very quiet and more familiar.

5. Choose your ‘points of refuge’

Many people have to eat in tents and use the portable toilets in the Valley itself. These are urgent needs. But it is also in these regions that the mafias pay attention to the handling of wallets and mobile phones. Prefer private establishments, which will be open all night. Go up a few meters to the left of Vale, along Avenida São João, and arrive at Paço das Artes. It’s a public place, but with more police. Or walk a little further and go to Ponto Chique, the best restaurant in the region, on Largo do Paissandu (you can order a Bauru right away, nobody is made of iron).

@estadao

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Earl

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